✈️ How to create an Airplane activity

The Airplane activity template creates an interactive game in which the users pilot an aircraft into the clouds that has a correct answer while avoiding the wrong answer.

IN THIS ARTICLE:

• How is the Airplane activity played?
• How and what do you type into Edit content for Airplane?
• Where can I find some more examples?

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How the activity is played

The user moves the airplane to the correct cloud based on the question showing on the screen. Each correct hit is marked. On the final screen, users can review their answers, enter their name on the leaderboard, or complete the activity again.

• The interaction: You steer the airplane up, down, left, or right to "crash" into the cloud containing the correct answer.

• The challenge: You must avoid the incorrect answer clouds. Hitting a wrong cloud will cost you a life.

• The result: Each correct hit is marked. On the final screen, users can review their answers, enter their name on the leaderboard, or complete the activity again.
   

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Creating your Airplane activity

1. Click Create Activity and choose the Airplane template.

2. Enter your activity title and instructions (optional).

3. Input your questions and their corresponding multiple-choice options, ensuring you toggle the checkmark box next to the correct answer(s).

4. Click Add a question until your lesson set is complete.

5. Click Done to save your changes and generate the game layout.
   
   
    

6. Scroll below the loaded game arena to find the Options and Visual Style panels to customize your visual assets, aircraft speed, and student life counts.
   
   
    

   • TIMER

     • None: No time limit is enforced, giving students an untimed environment to complete the game.

     • Count up: Displays a stopwatch that tracks exactly how long the student takes from start to finish.

     • Count down: Sets a strict time limit (e.g., 5 minutes). The activity ends automatically when the clock hits zero.

   • LIVES

     • Use the slider to determine how many mistakes a student can make before getting a "Game Over." Maximum of 10 lives.

   • SPEED

     • Adjust the slider to set the general movement or flight speed of elements within the game.

   • RANDOM

     • Shuffle question order: Shuffles the sequence of your question sets so they appear in a completely random order each time the activity is launched.

   • END OF GAME

     • Show answers: Allows students to review the correct responses at the end of their session to help them learn from their mistakes.

   • ADVANCED FLIGHT SETTINGS

     • OPTIONS_INPUT_MAXSPEED: Configures the absolute top speed limit the plane can reach.

     • OPTIONS_INPUT_TIMETOMAXSPEED: Determines the acceleration rate, or how many frames/milliseconds it takes for the plane to reach its maximum speed.

     • OPTIONS_INPUT_TIMETOSTOP: Sets how long the plane continues to glide or drift forward after the player releases the controls before coming to a complete stop.

     • OPTIONS_INPUT_MAXPITCH: Controls the maximum angle or steepness at which the plane can tilt upward or downward while steering.

     • OPTIONS_INPUT_AUTOBRAKEDISTANCE: Dictates the automatic slowing distance when the plane approaches obstacles or boundaries.

     • OPTIONS_INPUT_SHOWARROWS: Toggles whether on-screen direction or steering arrows are visible to guide the player (set to 0 for off).

   • SAVING YOUR OPTIONS

     • Apply to this activity: Saves these choices only for the activity you are currently editing.

     • Set as default for template: Saves these settings as your "go-to" configuration for every future activity you create using the Airplane template

     • Revert to default: This clears any custom changes you’ve made to the Options panel and returns the settings to your own previously saved personal defaults.

     • Revert to author's setting: This is particularly useful when you have bookmarked or copied an activity created by another teacher from the Community page.

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Creating Airplane with AI

You don't need to be a prompt expert to use our AI. It is designed to be intuitive and accessible directly from the activity creator.

1. Click Create Activity and select Airplane.
   
    
2. Look for the ✨ Generate with AI button (magic wand icon) at the top right of the content editor.
   
    

3. Enter your content:

   • Topic: Type a subject like "Multiplication Tables" or "Solar System Facts."

   • Text / Notes: Paste a paragraph from a textbook to have the AI generate reading comprehension questions.

   • File: Upload a PDF or Word doc to turn your lesson material into a flight game.

4. Click Generate. The AI will automatically fill in the questions and multiple-choice answers. Review them for accuracy and hit Done.
   

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Where can I find some more examples?

Some examples of Airplane activities have been created by our users and shared with the Wordwall resource community.